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jasoncyrus

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Diamonds are most easily destroyed, by fire (A high temp blow torch specifically will quite easily melt a diamond)
 

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Akalistos said:
The sky isn't really blue. The atmosphere just reflect the color most dominant on the planet. Since the planet is largely made of water and that water is blue, the sky is blue. If we were to add colorant to the water, we could have a sky with the color we choose.
Incorrect, The blue color of the sky is due to Rayleigh scattering. As light moves through the atmosphere, most of the longer wavelengths pass straight through. Little of the red, orange and yellow light is affected by the air.

However, much of the shorter wavelength light is absorbed by the gas molecules. The absorbed blue light is then radiated in different directions. It gets scattered all around the sky. Whichever direction you look, some of this scattered blue light reaches you. Since you see the blue light from everywhere overhead, the sky looks blue.
 

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If you are right handed your right hand would have less bacteria than your left one its the same with left handed people
 

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marine flat worms mate through a behavior called penis fencing. lol its exactly what u think it is

 

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googleit6 said:
I beleive, apart from humans, dolphins are the only animals that engage in sexual intercourse for fun.
That's right. They're also the only other animals that seem to rape and murder just for shits and giggles.
 

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Dr_Roxo24 said:
http://theoatmeal.com/comics/pigs
pretty much that page
lol,the oatmeal.funny and intresting stuff indeed

OT:Our galaxy has between 200 to 400 billions of stars

James Lipton,host of the "Inside Actor's Studio" is the composer of the thundercats theme.
 

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The 3 dots on the Dominos logo represent their first 3 original stores.

The term "Bootlegger" cam because they would strap the liquor to their legs giving the image of a boot.

And, the term redneck came from union coal miners getting into a fight with a coal company. To make it differentiate themselves from their opponoents (to prevent people from hitting those on their own side) many wore red bandanas around their necks. A newspaper reporter (I believe from NY) saw this and dubbed them "rednecks".

NASCAR is an acronym meaning "North American Stock Car Auto Racing".

The phrase "It's raining cats and dogs" came from when people had straw roofs. Animals would crawl up their and slip through / off when it rained.

The phrase "don't throw the baby out with the bath water" came from when families would all share the same bath water and the baby would be washed last when the water was filthy.

The tradition of getting married in the spring time came from the fact that was when people used to take their yearly baths (they used to believe that overwashing washing was a sign of vanity and could erode or even wash your soul away). Also, the tradition of the bride holding a bouquet of flowers came about to mask her body odor.

I know more but I'm tired, just got done driving a long way, and my wife is calling me to bed.

(I'm not religious btw)Also, this may not be a fact but it's an interesting phrase "There are no atheists in foxholes". Now, is that an argument against atheists or foxholes (by that I mean war)?